Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 426 The Wrath of the Canglan Sect (Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Tickets)

The Domain of Ten Thousand Fires!
Lin Chen rode the spirit bird and flew through the air.

Looking out into the distance, a hazy green expanse could be seen, and the territory of the Canglan Domain lay just ahead.

It has been four days since he left the Myriad Fire Domain. In just a few more hours, he will be able to enter the Canglan Domain.

The next moment, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, lightly patted the spirit bird beneath him with his right hand, and the spirit bird raised its head and chirped, its speed suddenly increasing, transforming into a rainbow light and heading towards the Canglan Domain.

call out!
Just as the sparrow increased its speed, a flash of cold light passed by just three zhang behind it. Although it failed to hit the sparrow, the terrifying aftershock of energy caused it to stagger a few steps and fall toward the ground.

After the flash of cold light, the world returned to silence.

However, Lin Chen did not ride the spirit bird in the air anymore, but landed on the ground a thousand feet away, staring coldly at the left.

"As expected of the number one prodigy of Martial Arts Mountain, his reaction is indeed quick."

From behind the scorched earth and boulders on the left, a masked figure emerged. The person was dressed in a black robe and wore a black mask.

"Who are you?"

"The person who killed you."

The masked man smiled slightly: "Don't try to spy with your divine sense. The masks of our Yama Palace can prevent the spying of the soul."

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. When the masked man appeared, he did use his divine sense to try to see the other's face clearly, but when his divine sense landed on the other's face, it was absorbed by the black mask.

The Hall of Yama?
Does the Yan Dynasty have such a sect?

Of the twenty-four super sects, it seems that none of them have a Yama Palace. Could they be sects that are not super sects?

"You haven't been in the Yan Dynasty for very long. It seems that the higher-ups of the Canglan Sect haven't informed you about the existence of our Yama Palace. Come to think of it... As a proud disciple of the Canglan Sect, I suppose the higher-ups of your Canglan Sect don't think that our Yama Palace would dare to assassinate you."

Hearing what the other party said, Lin Chen understood that the Yama Palace was an assassination organization.

It was only because the Yama Palace had never assassinated any of the most outstanding disciples of super sects that Master had never mentioned it to himself.

Therefore, someone offered a high price, making the Yama Palace willing to risk assassinating the super genius of a super sect.

“Under normal circumstances, our Yama Palace would not assassinate the prodigies of super sects like yours, but this time the higher-ups have given the order, so don’t blame us.”

The middle-aged man chuckled; he was also somewhat shocked when he received the mission.

Assassinating Lin Chen would surely enrage the Canglan Sect, leading to a relentless manhunt for the Yama Palace. The higher-ups couldn't have been unaware of the consequences, yet they still issued the mission. This means that the offer to contact the people in the palace was too tempting, making the officials willing to risk being hunted down by the Canglan Sect to take on the job.

"Alright, it's about time, let's get going."

As an assassin from the Underworld, he never wastes words with his targets, but this time, killing Lin Chen, the number one in Martial Arts Mountain, and a prodigy disciple of the Canglan Sect, made his blood boil.

He didn't reach the Innate Realm until he was thirty years old, which would only make him an average genius in the Yan Dynasty.

Under normal circumstances, these prodigies wouldn't even glance at him, but now, the number one prodigy of Martial Arts Mountain is about to lose his life at his hands.

call out!
Kong De slashed out with his long sword, its cold light sharp and fierce. The air in its path began to collapse, stirring up towering waves, its momentum astonishing.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and pointed out Canglan with one finger.

A surge of primordial energy appeared, and a gigantic finger materialized above Kongde, pressing down heavily.

"Although the Azure Wave Finger is powerful, it cannot restrain me."

Kong De glanced at the giant finger above his head with disdain in his eyes, and the next moment his figure disappeared like a ghost.

When they reappeared, three sword lights slashed at Lin Chen from different angles, blocking all of Lin Chen's escape routes. This was their Yama Palace's killing move, and he was confident that Lin Chen couldn't dodge it.

He wanted to see fear and panic on Lin Chen's face, but the moment his gaze fell on Lin Chen's face, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Chen showed no panic on his face, and even had a mocking expression on his face.

not good!

As an assassin, Kong De had seen too many martial artists he had assassinated, and the fear they showed when facing his killing moves. When people are in danger, it is impossible for them to hide their true emotions.

Lin Chen wore a mocking smile. There was only one possibility: his killing move wouldn't be able to deal with him.

retreat!

Without any hesitation, Kong De slashed out with his long sword and instantly retreated.

However, while he retreated quickly, Lin Chen's counterattack was even faster.

Just as he realized something was wrong and chose to retreat, Lin Chen also moved, his entire figure transforming into a golden light that shot out. The three sword lights struck the golden light, but failed to hinder its speed in the slightest.

boom!
Kong De felt as if he had been struck by a terrifying force, and his body flew backward. However, before the pain in his back could subside, Kong De felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his chest exploded like a flower of blood.

"How can you be so strong?"

Kong De's eyes were filled with disbelief. After accepting this mission, he made a point of learning about Lin Chen's strength. Based on the above deduction, Lin Chen should have the strength to fight against a late-stage Innate Realm expert. However, he had already entered the late-stage Innate Realm two years ago. In addition, with his assassination skills, even a peak Innate Realm martial artist could not get the better of him.

Seeing the assassin fall to the ground, Lin Chen did not rush to approach, but instead looked to his right.

"You've been watching for so long, come out now."

To the right, a hundred feet away, another man wearing the same mask walked out.

"What a useless piece of trash, he's been stuck at the first level of the Innate Realm for fifteen years."

The man who came out glanced at Kong De, who was lying on the ground, raised his right hand, and a beam of light shot towards Kong De, whose body exploded instantly.

Lin Chen did not stop them, even though he could tell that the other party was trying to kill him to silence him. Instead, he stared at the newcomer with a serious expression.

This person put a lot of pressure on him.

"As an assassin organization, the Yama Palace has claimed the lives of countless martial artists. Do you know why the Yama Palace is still able to exist in the Yan Dynasty?"

"Why?"

"Because the Yama Palace will select assassins of the same level as the target based on their strength, and will only assign two assassins."

Hearing this, Lin Chen understood the meaning behind the other person's words.

The other party was telling him that he no longer needed to worry about any ambushes, but this also revealed the person's confidence in his own strength.

"May I ask you a question? Where do you rank among the assassins of the Underworld Palace?" Lin Chen asked slowly. The man smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Number one in the first realm of the Innate Realm. As long as you can survive my attack, the Underworld Palace will not send anyone to assassinate you before you reach the second realm of the Innate Realm."

"I see... I understand."

Lin Chen nodded, and the next moment his figure suddenly changed, with a dark blue light flickering in his eyes.

call out!
The golden blade vibrated on Lin Chen's shoulder, causing the air to roar.

A streak of golden light ripped through the sky. A mocking smile played on the man's lips as he tried to strike first. Unfortunately for him, no speed mattered against the people of the Underworld Palace…

However, the smile on the man's face froze before it could fade. He looked down at the bloody hole in his chest, and his expression was filled with disbelief.

Why was I injured when Lin Chen hadn't even arrived yet?

Unfortunately, he was destined never to get an answer.

Since Lin Chen had chosen to take action, he would not hold back. As for wanting to find out from the other party who had hired the assassins from the Underworld to kill him, he had never even considered that.

The fact that they dared to kill a top genius from a super sect must have been ordered by a high-ranking member of the Yama Palace. These two assassins couldn't possibly know who was behind it all.

The moment he made his move, he used an illusion, so that the image he saw in his opponent's eyes was already a breath from now.

After eliminating his opponent, Lin Chen searched the corpse with his divine sense for a moment, finally showing a helpless expression on his face.

This person had nothing of value on him, not even a single Flame Coin.

Snapped!
Lin Chen snapped his fingers, and a wisp of flame landed on the other's corpse. A few breaths later, not even ashes remained.

Without lingering, Lin Chen rode the spirit bird back towards the Canglan Domain.

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The boundary of the Canglan Domain.

"Junior Brother Lin is back?"

Wen Yunting had a smile on his face, but his expression changed the next moment because he saw the bloodstains on Lin Chen's clothes.

"Junior Brother Lin, what happened?"

"On the way back, I was assassinated by assassins from the Underworld."

"The Hall of Yama?"

Wen Yunting's expression changed drastically. He naturally knew about the Yama Palace, and even more so about their habit of assassinating people, sending out two assassins at once: "Junior Brother Lin, have you encountered one?"

"Both of you."

Upon hearing that Junior Brother Lin had encountered two assassins, Wen Yunting took a deep breath: "You defeated them both, Junior Brother Lin?"

"Ah."

Having received confirmation, Wen Yunting was at a loss for words. According to the rules of the Yama Palace, the second assassin must be a peak expert of the same realm as the target, which means that Junior Brother Lin had defeated a martial artist at the peak of the Innate Realm.

Lin Chen didn't waste any time and gave a brief account of the process.

“Junior Brother Lin, this matter must be reported to the sect immediately. I will send a message to the sect right away. Also, although the Yama Palace only sent two assassins, they will not send any more if they fail. But we cannot take this risk. I will personally escort you back to the sect.”

Wen Yunting's expression also turned serious. The Yama Palace had indeed never broken its rules over the years, but it had also never assassinated any of the top disciples of any super sect.

Now that they've broken the rule to assassinate Junior Brother Lin, who can guarantee they won't break the rule again by sending a third assassin?

"Senior Brother Wen, is this side of the border?"

"It's alright. Our Canglan Sect and Wanhuo Sect have a good relationship, so there won't be any problems at the border. Moreover, once the sect receives my message, they will arrange for someone to come and replace me."

Wen Yunting smiled slightly: "Originally, I would have had another year to finish the mission, but thanks to Junior Brother Lin, I can finish early and return to the sect."

Lin Chen smiled, knowing that Senior Brother Wen only said that because he didn't want to feel too burdened.

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Canglan Sect.

"Sect Master, is something the matter?"

When Du Xiaofeng heard the sect leader's summons and came to the main hall, a look of doubt appeared in his old eyes.

"News just came from the border that Lin Chen was assassinated by assassins from the Underworld."

"what!"

Du Xiaofeng's expression changed drastically, and he exuded a chilling killing intent.

"Elder Du, don't worry. Lin Chen was not injured. On the contrary, he killed the two assassins from the Yama Palace. Moreover, Wen Yunting, who guards the border, will personally escort Lin Chen back to the sect."

Upon hearing that Lin Chen was unharmed and that Wen Yunting was personally escorting him, Du Xiaofeng's expression returned to calm.

Wen Yunting is a fourth-level innate martial artist. With him escorting Lin Chen, there's no need to worry about encountering assassins from the Yama Palace within the Canglan Domain.

However, the fact that the Yama Palace dared to assassinate their Canglan Sect's most promising disciple is something that cannot be left unresolved.

"Sect Master, what's happening at the Yama Palace..."

"Within my Canglan Domain, anyone who might have any connection with the Yama Palace will be eliminated, regardless of who is involved."

A chill ran through Ji Cangtian's eyes. Anyone who dared to harm a disciple of the Canglan Sect would have to pay the price.

"In addition, a bounty has been issued for Canglan, offering a reward to anyone who provides information about the Yama Palace."

"The sect's law enforcement officers will send three hundred deacons out of the sect, and three elders will lead the team to hunt down the people of the Yama Palace throughout the Yan Dynasty."

"I will make sure that all the forces of the Yan Dynasty know the price for assassinating my Canglan Sect disciple."

The Canglan Sect has been keeping a low profile for many years, causing many forces to forget that it is not only one of the super sects of the Yan Dynasty, but also once ranked third.

(End of this chapter)